The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Talking to Ghosts by Caitlin Flavell The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 147 with Heather Rose Jones The first story in our 2020 fiction series, set in Victorian Scotland. The narrator is your host. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blo...

The Evolution of Butch as a Lesbian Signifier The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 146 with Heather Rose Jones An investigation across time of how the use of “masculine” clothing developed into a deliberate signal of women’s same-sex interests. A slideshow version of this show is available on our YouTube channel. (This version does not have the re-mastered intro and references to TLT are o...

Book Appreciation with Stephanie Burgis The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 145 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Books mentioned Proper English by K.J. Charles “Of Books and Earth and Courtship” by Aliet...

Interview with Stephanie Burgis The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 144 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Books mentioned Snowspelled by Stephanie Burgis (YA/adult, f/f minor characters) Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis (YA/adult, f/f minor characters) Moontangled by Stephanie Burgi...

On the Shelf for February 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 143 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: What your host has been writing lately What’s New at Bella - A new lesfic podcast from Bella books Submissions are closed for the 2020 Fiction Series. Check the LHMPodcast Index Page for...

Iphis and Ianthe The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 142 with Heather Rose Jones Tracing same-sex and transgender themes in Ovid’s Classical Roman tale of forbidden love across the ages. In this episode we talk about: Who was Ovid and what type of story was the Metamorphoses? The basic plot of the story and the motif of inappropriate love objects Gender identity and sexuality in Iphis and...

Book Appreciation with Kate Heartfield The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 141 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Books mentioned Everfair by Nisi Shawl Orlando by Virginia Woolf A transcript of this podca...

Interview with Kate Heartfield The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 140 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Time-travel novels Books mentioned Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield Alice Payne Rides by Kate Heartfield Armed in Her Fashion by Kate Heartfield A transcript of this podc...

On the Shelf for January 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 139 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Future Patreon content The 2020 fiction series Current markets for f/f historical short fiction Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Valerie Traub “The Renaissance of Lesb...

Lesbian Vikings The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 138 with Heather Rose Jones An episode by request about research into women’s same-sex relations in early medieval Norse culture, and f/f fiction inspired by it. In this episode we talk about: What do we mean by “Viking”? Homosexuality in Norse culture Lesbian-relevant themes in Norse culture Stories of women warriors and gender-crossing...

Things I Loved in 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 137 with Heather Rose Jones I talk about the novels, non-fiction, and visual media relevant to queer women in history that I enjoyed in 2019 Novels Life Mask by Emma Donoghue The Ghost and the Machine by Benny Lawrence Two Wings to Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite The True Queen by...

The Highwaywoman Special (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 136 with Heather Rose Jones This is a reprise of my first “fifth week special” episode, when I have to come up with something outside my 4-topic rotation. Today we have a multi-media look at female highwaymen in history, song, and story, including five lesbian highwaywoman romances. In this episode we talk about: The h...

On the Shelf for December 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 135 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: A look back at what the podcast has accomplished this year Call for submissions for the 2020 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Call for submissions for the Silk and St...

The Mermaid by Kathleen Jowitt The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 134 with Heather Rose Jones The fourth and final story in our 2019 Fiction Series A transcript of this podcast is available here. Call for submissions for the 2020 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia....

Class and Models of Lesbian Desire The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 133 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The place of class in archetypes of lesbianism and same-sex desire How class affects perceptions of sexuality Class and money: who has it, what do then need to do to keep it? Class and family responsibility: how do different groups balance individualism and gro...

Book Appreciation with Heather Rose Jones The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 132 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. Books mentioned The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher A Study in Hono...

Interview with Heather Rose Jones The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 131 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: What are the advantages to setting stories in an invented country like Alpennia? The roots of Heather’s love for language and history Themes and tropes in the Alpennia books...

On the Shelf for November 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 130 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Fiction series: “The Mermaid” by Kathleen Jowitt Call for submissions for the 2020 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the bl...

The Goblin Market (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 129 with Heather Rose Jones This is an analysis and recitation of the poem “The Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti, with special attention to its homoerotic themes. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/b...

Poetry about Love Between Women from the 16th and 17th Centuries (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 128 This episode takes a poetic tour through expressions of, and reactions to, love between women in 16th and 17th century Europe. In this episode we talk about: Poems about the pangs of love “To Mrs M Awbrye” by Katherine Philips “A Song” by Aphra Behn , see also the podcast on...

Medieval Love Poetry (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 127 with Heather Rose Jones This episode looks at examples of courtly love--both in poetry and in prose--expressed between two women, or by two female characters. In this episode we talk about: The context and conventions of the “courtly love” genre The problems of relating the sentiments expressed in courtly love literatu...

On the Shelf for October 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 126 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: My recording vacation this month and why you’re getting three reprises of poetry shows Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Amtower, Laurel and Dorothea Kehler, eds. 2003....

How to Be a Feminist in History The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 125 with Heather Rose Jones So you want your historic character to be a feminist. What does that mean? How early can we find women expressing opinions about gender equality and what did they think it looked like? What would your historic feminist’s blind spots be? What arguments and evidence would she bring to the table?...

Book Appreciation with Olivia Waite The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 124 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured author will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Books mentioned The Ladies’ Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Proper English by KJ Charles Spring F...

Interview with Olivia Waite The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 123 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: What attracted her to writing historical stories How the Ladies’ Guide started as a straight romance and the contrast in social dynamics Exerience versus imagination in writing ro...